| 1981 Ballon d'Or | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1981 Ballon d'Or winner Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1982 | |
| Date | 29 December 1981 |
| Presented by | France Football |
| Website | francefootball.fr/ballon-d-or |
The 1981 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on 29 December 1981. [1][2]
This was Rummenigge's second win in succession.
- ^ "Palmarès Ballon d'Or - 1981 - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge". France Football. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1981". RSSSF. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2020.